Why is Islam so different in different countries?
Feb 19, 2016 02:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
The rise of Islamic State has led to much speculation about the groups origins: how do we account for forces and events that paved the way for the emergence of the jihadist group? Today, Aaron Hughes explains the...
Vital signs: the missing link between labour markets and growth
Feb 19, 2016 02:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...
World hunger: what the Ebola virus can teach us about saving crops
Feb 19, 2016 02:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
When the deadly Ebola virus struck West Africa last year, one thing that became clear was that the region lacked access to quick diagnostic tools that could help identify those infected and help contain the viruss...
How strengthening the bargaining power of workers could boost UK productivity
Feb 19, 2016 00:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The UKs employment rate is at a record high. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that unemployment in the UK fell by 60,000 between October and December 2015, with the highest number of people...
How ice sheets collapse: a lesson from the past
Feb 18, 2016 14:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Antarctica and Greenland may be two of the most remote places on Earth but what happens in both these vast landscapes can significantly impact on human activity further afield. Recent changes seen in vast ice sheets...
FOMC's new hints on inflation, risk assessment and economic outlook
Feb 18, 2016 13:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views
On balance, the minutes contain little information that we had not already gleaned from recent speeches by FOMC members and Chair Yellens testimony to Congress last week. The committee maintained a positive assessment...
Writing home: how German immigrants found their place in the US
Feb 18, 2016 12:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The hysterical anti-migrant and anti-refugee rhetoric from the Republican candidates in the US presidential race has reached a fever pitch lately, with Donald Trump leading the charge. From advocating the building of a...
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